Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Bar Convent
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Hospitium
- The New Theatre
- The Greyfriars
- The Mansion House
- Aldwark Synagogue
- A New Walk
- Statue of the God Mars
- The First Railway Station
- York Union Gas Works
- First World War York
- Anglian Cross
- Barley Hall
- Guy Fawkes
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool